Ruta del hierro: el hierro y la naturaleza en Andorra

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Distancia

4,24 km

Nivel

Fácil

Desnivel

+126 m / -22 m

La Ruta del ferro de Andorra, también conocida como Ruta del hierro por su traducción en castellano, es una de las mejores excursiones de senderismo familiares que se pueden realizar en nuestro país. Por varias razones: es fácil de realizar y combina naturaleza con cultura, sociedad y economía, que llevarán a entender de forma visual una de las actividades más importantes del país desde el siglo XVII hasta finales del XIX: la metalurgia.

Esta Ruta del ferro tiene como punto de partida la localidad de Llorts, en la parroquia de Ordino. Se trata de un trayecto lineal de unos 4,2 km (8,4 km ida y vuelta), la primera parte con pendiente favorable y la segunda en ligera subida (desnivel de 126 metros). La señalización del camino es roja y blanca, propia del GR11. La duración total de este recorrido es algo más de 2 horas. Además, la Ruta del Hierro también se puede realizar a caballo, desde Ransol hasta Arans, pasando por la Mina dels Meners.

Ruta del ferro: aspectos de mayor interés

Como podrás descubrir en esta Ruta del ferro, en Andorra la actividad metalúrgica tuvo gran peso hasta finales del siglo XIX. Y algunos de sus lugares más emblemáticos, que se pueden visitar durante este recorrido, formaban parte de todo su proceso de producción: obtención, transformación y comercialización.

Durante todo el recorrido se jalonan esculturas modernas hechas precisamente en hierro, que decoran el camino. La Ruta del hierro parte de la mina de Llorts, de 30 metros de profundidad y visitable en verano. En el extremo opuesto del itinerario se encuentra la iglesia de Sant Martí de la Cortinada. Este pequeño templo no solo es interesante por su historia y su arquitectura románica, sino también precisamente por sus bellos trabajos de forja: las rejas de las capillas laterales son un buen ejemplo de lo que eran capaces las fraguas andorranas. Y entre un lugar y otro, ejemplos de arquitectura tradicional, como la borda de Ordino.

La Ruta del ferro, en Andorra y más allá

La Ruta del Hierro de Andorra es en realidad un itinerario cultural más amplio, que forma parte de la Ruta del Hierro de los Pirineos (Cataluña, Aquitania, Ariège, Guipúzcoa y Vizcaya). Por su interés cultural y la colaboración entre países, recibió la mención de honor del Consejo de Europa en el mes de noviembre del 2004.

Además de esta Ruta del hierro en Ordino, existen otros puntos de interés ligados a la industria metalúrgica en Andorra, en los que se pueden descubrir minas, carboneras, forjas o hábitats relacionados con esta actividad. Algunos de estos lugares, que pueden ser un buen complemento a esta Ruta del ferro, son la Farga Rossell - Centro de Interpretación de Hierro, una de las últimas forjas activas del país (La Massana), el Museo Casa de Areny-Plandolit, que era la gran familia propietaria de fraguas en Andorra, y el itinerario Homes de Ferro.

La Ruta del Hierro se puede visitar de junio a octubre. Aun así, si el tiempo y el estado del terreno lo permiten, la temporada podría extenderse de mayo a octubre.

Encontrarás más detalles de esta y otras rutas en la Guía de senderismo Caminos de Andorra.

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